Places

Date: [ca 1960-1979]

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-40

Description: Buildings by Stephenson and Turner include - Photographs from an album showing buildings designed in New Zealand and Australia in the 1960s. These include - Royal Exchange building, Wellington. BOAC booking office, Hamilton Chambers, Wellington. General Motors New Zealand LTD, Trentham, Lower Hutt. The Pavillion Restaurant, Kirkaldie & Stains, Wellington. ANZ Bank, Courtenay Place, Wellington. Office for Fibremakers, Wiri, Auckland. Auckland Methodist Central Mission buildings, Civic Square, Auckland. ANZ House, Auckland. Bank of New South Wales, Auckland. South Pacific Hotel, Auckland. Acute block, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. Main acute block, Auckland Hospital. Unilever House, Sydney. CML Assurance head office, Melbourne. St Hilda's College of Residence, Melbourne Universty. Pearl Assurance House, Adelaide. Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, Adelaide. Marion Shopping Centre, South Australia. Floor plans for the BNZ Centre, Wellington. Exterior view of the Bank of New Zealand building, Christchurch. Wellington office interiors designed in the 1970s. Buildings include - DFC building, Grey Street, Wellington. Norwich Union House, Wellington. Westpac Bank, Wellington. Singapore Air Lines, Wellington. Other photographs include - BNZ Centre display in Shell House, 1972. Group of exterior and Interior views of Sprott House, Karori, Wellington, 1971. Exterior views of the Grand Hotel, Wellington, November 1971. Exterior view of the Waterloo Hotel, Wellington, November 1971. View of Featherston Street from Willis Street, November 1971. View of Willis Street looking south, November 1971. Exterior and interior views of BP House, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 1971. Exterior and interior views of the IBM building, 155-161 the Terrace, Wellington, October 1971, Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 68 b&w original photographic print(s). 12 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: 1968-1982

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-35

Description: Includes - Group of photographs recording workmen and others lifting and placing the last exterior panel to be attached to the tower of the BNZ Centre, Wellington. Interior details - doors, and paneled rooms - in the old Bank of New Zealand building, Wellington, 1981. Interior views of the Bank of New Zealand branch in Mayfair Chambers, The Terrace, Wellington, June 1968. Demolition of the old Bank of New South Wales building, Wellington (25 September 1973) and later views of the new building. Wellington buildings viewed from the harbour, 1982. Internal views of buildings at Dunedin Hospital showing plumbing and other service piping taken 6 February 1974. Views of Auckland including new hospital block under construction, from the top of an unidentified building, 1970s. Details of buildings old and new, Dunedin Hospital, 1970s. Details of cast iron down pipes and brackets for holding them to walls. Views of complex plumbing and a hot water cylinder, ca 1980s. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 96 b&w original photographic print(s). 65 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: [ca 1958]-1977

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-36

Description: Includes - Views of Christchurch, some showing the new Bank of New Zealand building on The square in the later stages of construction, mid 1964. Photographs of the Christchurch Star offices. These relate to the new Bank of New Zealand building constructed ca 1964. Interior views of the new Bank of New Zealand building on The Square, Christchurch, ca 1965. New buildings, Auckland Hospital and Medical School, 1977. Mon Desir Hotel and surroundings, Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, auckland, ca 1958. Perspective drawing of the Guardiam Trust building, Wellington, 1965. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 84 b&w original photographic print(s). 19 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: [Between 1930 and 1934]

By: New Zealand Railways; Andrew, Stanley Polkinghorne, 1878-1964; Wrigglesworth and Binns (Firm); Mitchell, Lindsay, active 1930-1942

Reference: PA1-f-058

Description: Album of publicity photographs including designs for advertisements for use in the new Zealand Railway Magazine; designs for posters for use in Railways Ticket Offices and one for a large neon lighting sign "Suggested `Claude Neon' Display for New Zealand Railway Publicity Department, Wellington. `Travel by train'". One photograph is entitled "`Post' corner 1880. Now site of King's Chambers". A number of images show a [Labour Day?] parade of marching people, and floats some of which are advertising NZ Railways holiday destinations, with slogans reading `Come to Rotorua', `Come to Waitomo', `Come to The Chateau Tongariro'. There are designs of title pages for the New Zealand Railways Magazine; a view of a commemorative key with a sheaf of corn on the handle in a presentation box; and designs for a programme of events surround the laying of the foundation stone for the new Government Railway Station, Wellington, N.Z. by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, December 17th 1934. These are followed by photographs taken during the Duke's tour of New Zealand, including crowd scenes in Wellington, Maori celebrations of welcome at Ngaruawahia, and scenes in the Rotorua thermal area. There are a few individual and group portraits of the management and administrative staff of New Zealand Railways, most unidentified. Most of the images relate to the 1930s, but there are a few copies of earlier photographs. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with canvas cover, maroon spine, entitled `Miscellaneous Book C4'; 42 x 59 cm

Date: [Between 1841 and 1929]

By: Reade, M A (Mrs), active 1969; Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Tyree Brothers (Firm); Bragge, James, 1833-1908

Reference: PA1-o-430

Description: Recent prints from old photographs of Wellington, originallty taken between about 1841 and 1929. Includes one photograph of a painting of Wellington waterfront from 1841, by Charles Heaphy. Only a few images identify the photographers, the Burton Brothers, Tyree Brothers and James Bragge. The Bragge photograph (looking down to the Harbour from Hill Street taken in the 1880s) was identified from his horse-drawn carriage with his name and occupation emblazoned on the side. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red mock-crocodile textured cover, entitled `Photographs'; 26.0 x 36.5 cm Processing information: Most of the photographs have reference numbers linking them with items in the Alexander Turnbull Library photographic collections.

From: Estate of Mr and Mrs E S Knight :Photographs of Wellington

By: Barker, Frank Giles, 1891-1955; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972; Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869

Reference: PA1-o-252

Description: Photograph album of views of Wellington, ranging from copies of early paintings from the 1840s, and early photographs up to the 1870s, to a series of postcards from the 1920s. Most of the early images have clear descriptions, giving year made, location, and in some cases further information about buildings that can be seen. For example, one view shows Kebble's house, now the site of the Grand Opera House. Views in the postcards are identified, but no dates are given. Most of the postcard views were taken by Sydney Charles Smith Inscriptions: Album page - `To E.S.K. with all good wishes for the 8th Nov. 1925, from a wellwisher' (illuminated inscription inside front cover) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Black album, entitled `Photographs'; `E.S.K.' lettered in lower right-hand corner; 26 x 33 cm

Date: [ca 1857-1901]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1020

Description: The papers relate to Donald McLean, R D D Maclean and other members of the McLean family and include a prospectus for the High School of Edinburgh; Napier School Trust proposed resolutions (1869); pamphlet on the Royal Castle of Dunstaffnage; circular, West Coast Frontier Relief Association; membership, visiting, invitation and gift cards; sketch plan and notes re Donald McLean cottage; notes and memos re jobs; hints on sheep washing; sketch re building block house; advertising card for Cater's, photographer of Auckland; typescript of letters from Charles Brown, bricklayer, to the Hon A Tollemache, Surrey (Wellington, 10 Oct 1842) and from Mr R Stokes (Wellington, 3 Oct 1842) describing conditions in Wellington, relations with Maori, the Agricultural Society and matters horticultural Also includes memorandum between Alexander McLean and G M Gray re land boundaries (1856); statement re cargo storage on the `Uncas' by William Crawley of the `Moffatt' and David [?] of the `Thalia' at the request of Captain McLean (Gibraltar, 9 Jul 1857); letter, John McLean to his brother Alexander (Melbourne, 28 Aug 1857); statement re Graham Orbell's military appointments (Wellington, 27 Jul 1869); letter, H A Wilson, Calpe Cottage, New Plymouth to Donald McLean (24 Feb 1870); BNZ shareholder letter to Messrs D McLean and W M Bannatyne (17 May 1870); circular business letter, John Bourne, engineers, ship builders and contractors (London, Jan 1871); business letter, G B Worgan, licensed surveyor and interpreter, Napier, 12 May 1871; medical certificate for H J Clarke (9 May 1870); particulars of balance, Messrs McLean & Middleton, Rakaia and Ashburton (31 Mar 1873); memo re these accounts, W K McLean (17 Sep 1873); notes re horse pedigrees, Ballarat (6 Jul 1874); Donald McLean's candidacy for the IOGT (1875); letter, Annabella C Conway to her cousin Douglas (Worleston, 21 Apr 1878) Two Norfolk Winter Assizes, grand jury summons to Algernon Charles Fountaine of Narford (1901); and translation of article from the `Tromso posten' about the visit of the `Pallas' which visited Spitzbergen and the conduct of the German, Norwegian and English passengers on board, and their dissatisfaction with the service, particularly in relation to the advertisement for the voyage Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Sotheby's in 1969

Date: 1986

Reference: Eph-C-PHOTO-EXHIBITION-1986-1

Description: Includes: Bill Culbert: Citroen Series. Exposures Gallery, Wellington, October 1986. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, February 1987. Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, August 1987. (2 copies). Dean Schneider: Photographic Exhibition. New Zealand International Festival of the Arts. BNZ Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 19-26 March, 1986. Downtown Christchurch: Photographs by David Cook. Exposures Gallery, Wellington, 1 July-2 August 1986. (2 copies). Dunedin Photographic Society: Sixty prints from the permanent collection. Hocken Library, 16 May-25 June 1986. Fiction Pictures: Photographs of New Zealand writers by Robert Cross. Wellington City Library, 11-24 March 86. Grant Douglas. Exposures Gallery, Wellington, February 1986. (2 copies). Heather Forbes: Australia, Australia, we love you. Exposures Gallery, Wellington, November 1986. Photographic Training Centre, Christchurch, early 1987. (2 copies). In Transit: An exhibition of photographs by Andrzej Nowakowski. Victoria Cafe, 17 March-12 April. (2 copies). Kanaky: Photographs by Bruce Connew, presented by the New Zealand Students' Arts Council. Exposures Gallery, Wellington, 1986. (2 copies). Photographs '86: July. Organised by the School of Art, Otago Polytechnic. Sponsored by QEII Arts Council. Image by Laurence Aberhart. Time Space Colour: The multi-dimensional art of David Hockney, in association with British Paints, leaders in colour. McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, 1 August-7 September. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, 13 September-19 October. Wellington City Art Gallery, Wellington, 30 October-30 November. Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, 11 December 1986-25 January 1987. (2 copies). Quantity: 8 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithographs on posters, sizes varying up to 500 x 350 mm. Provenance: Donated at various times.

Date: 1973-1984

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-48

Description: Construction progress photographs recording the building of a ward block and associated structures at Dunedin Hospital. This group show construction from 31 March 1983 to 1 March 1984. Construction progress photographs recording building of the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) Centre, Wellington. This group shows construction from September 1973 to 8 March 1976. Quantity: 74 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: [Circa 1890s-1930s]

From: Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950 :Photographs of the Southern Alps area

By: Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898-1970; Winkelmann, Henry, 1860-1931; Parkerson, C P, active 1911-1912; Beattie, William, 1864-1931

Reference: PAColl-0959-06

Description: Scenic photographs of the North Island taken between circa 1890s and 1940s by various unidentified and identified photographers. Identified photographers are Tudor Collins, W A Kennedy, H Winklemann, C Parkerson and W Beattie. Views include Litte Barrier Island, including a view of a rock named as "Queen Victoria"; views of Mount Ngauruhoe in eruption, one of Mount Ruapehu covered in snow; various unidentified geysers in the Wairakei and Rotorua areas; Arikikapakapa (listed as Arikikahakaha); hot bath on the White Terraces; various named geysers including Prince of Wales Feathers, Great Wairakei Geyser, Waimangu Geyser (computed height 800 ft in 1908), and Tuatahi (or Tuhuatahi) Champagne Cauldron. One or two images show towns that have not been identified, including one that has the premises of "S A Dumbleton, General Storekeeper"; identified towns and cities are listed above. Quantity: 42 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints Finding Aids: Typescript inventory of this box held in Photographic Archive backfile under "Kennedy, William Alexander.".

Date: 1963-1983

From: Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd :Photographs relating to New Zealand architectural projects

Reference: PAColl-9842-09

Description: Buildings designed by Stephenson and Turner. These include - Sundry photographs dating from 1983 that include - New Zealand Wool Board building, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Distant views of the Bank of New Zealand tower in the very last stages of construction. Trusteebank House for the Wellington Savings Bank, Willis street, Wellington. Bank of New South Wales building, Lambton Quay, Wellington. Britannic House Jervois Quay/Willeston Street, Wellington. Site photographs of walls of adjoining buildings relating to a project for George W Wilton, Hutt Valley, June 1963. Shopping centre for Wainuiomata, 1969. Progress photographs of Todd Motors factory, cafeteria, and administration building, built 1972-1975. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 73 b&w original photographic print(s). 13 colour original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Stephenson&Turner NZ Ltd, Wellington, in 2011

Date: 1950s-1960s

From: Wassiliewa, Galina (estate) :Photographs relating to life and ballet career of Galina Wassiliewa in Lithuania and Wellington.

By: Wassiliew, Wassili, 1916-1983

Reference: PAColl-6125-28

Description: Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1976 - 1977

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: C-132-410/434

Description: Includes cartoons about the expensive mayoral car, proposed plans for stadium at Basin Reserve, sewage dumping on Kapiti Coast, Michael Fowler tries for Arab money for the town hall, speeding truck-drivers in Ngauranga Gorge, tunnelling in Ngauranga Gorge for a sewer, money sought from the Education Dept for development of the zoo, the BNZ construction site, building of the Wellington Town Hall, invasion of porina moths, opinions of the architecture of the Beehive, the shabby state of the airport buildings, the liability of busdrivers to strike, street artists invited to paint murals, the high cost the the new town hall, hoteliers to be sponsored to skydive for charity. Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged at around the estimated date. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist. Quantity: 25 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 510 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.